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There was a time when surveying the public on a matter of national interest meant conducting man-on-the-street interviews or reading the angry letters to the editor of a local paper. But thanks to this fancy Internet and the wonders of social media th…
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In his official headshot for the London Games, Michael Phelps looks more like a dude who got busted at a Furthur concert rather than a swimmer trying to break the all-time record for most medals won in an Olympic career. Maybe it’s part of a strategy t…
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Team USA 100, Spain 78
Tuesday’s “friendly” match between Team USA and Spain was supposed to be the toughest haul of them all, a possible gold medal preview between the two squads that squared off in Beijing to decide the men’s basketball title that T…
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Team USA 100, Spain 78
Tuesday’s “friendly” match between Team USA and Spain was supposed to be the toughest haul of them all, a possible gold medal preview between the two squads that squared off in Beijing to decide the Men’s Basketball title that T…
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While London and the world is enthralled with Olympians showing us what they worked their entire lives for, there will be distractions that take the focus away from the athletes. One individual who isn’t competing in the Games but is sharing the Olymp…
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To make U.S. sprinter Ryan Bailey laugh, ask if it’s a little surreal to be chatting by phone from a chic waterfront hotel in Monte Carlo.
“It’s unbelievable,” he said with a chuckle.
Only six or seven years ago, Bailey was living out of a car with hi…
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Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, will compete in equestrian events, but she’s far from the only member of the royal family who will make appearances at the Games over the next few weeks.
Queen Elizabeth will preside over the Opening Cer…
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With billions of people watching around the globe, the Olympics is a prime showcase for advertisers as well as athletes.
Over the years, there have been some pretty memorable television spots that promote both a particular brand and the Games themselve…
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We’re just three days away from the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and the Chinese Olympic delegation has yet to reveal which of the 380 athletes who will represent the nation in 23 different events will be the lucky one chosen…
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Iran said on Monday that its athletes would compete against Israelis in the Olympics, a historic reversal from its current policy prohibiting its Olympians from such competitions.
But, oops, the only Iranian athlete who could have possibly faced an Isr…
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